diff --git a/src/Plugin/facets/widget/CheckboxWidget.php b/src/Plugin/facets/widget/CheckboxWidget.php
index 6d8bf49..997c928 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/facets/widget/CheckboxWidget.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/facets/widget/CheckboxWidget.php
@@ -46,32 +46,43 @@ class CheckboxWidget implements WidgetInterface {
   public function build(FacetInterface $facet) {
     /** @var \Drupal\facets\Result\Result[] $results */
     $results = $facet->getResults();
-    $items = [];
+    $form = [
+      '#type' => 'form',
+      '#method' => 'get',
+    ];
+    $options = [];
 
     $configuration = $facet->get('widget_configs');
     $show_numbers = (bool) $configuration['show_numbers'];
 
+    $form[$facet->getFieldAlias()] = [
+      '#type' => 'checkboxes',
+      '#title' => $facet->getName(),
+    ];
+
     foreach ($results as $result) {
-      if ($result->getCount()) {
-        // Get the link.
-        $text = $result->getDisplayValue();
-        if ($show_numbers) {
-          $text .= ' (' . $result->getCount() . ')';
-        }
-        if ($result->isActive()) {
-          $text = '(-) ' . $text;
-        }
-        $link = $this->linkGenerator()->generate($text, $result->getUrl());
-        $items[] = $link;
+      $text = $result->getDisplayValue();
+      if ($show_numbers) {
+        $text .= ' (' . $result->getCount() . ')';
+      }
+
+      $options[$result->getRawValue()] = $text;
+
+      if ($result->isActive()) {
+        $form[$facet->getFieldAlias()]['#default_value'] = $result->getRawValue();
       }
     }
-    $build = [
-      '#theme' => 'item_list',
-      '#items' => $items,
-    ];
 
-    $build['#prefix'] = $this->t('Checkboxes');
-    return $build;
+    $form[$facet->getFieldAlias()]['#options'] = $options;
+
+    return $form;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getQueryType($query_types) {
+    return $query_types['string'];
   }
 
   /**
@@ -95,13 +106,6 @@ class CheckboxWidget implements WidgetInterface {
   }
 
   /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function getQueryType($query_types) {
-    return $query_types['string'];
-  }
-
-  /**
    * Gets the link generator.
    *
    * @return \Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGeneratorInterface
diff --git a/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/widget/CheckboxWidgetTest.php b/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/widget/CheckboxWidgetTest.php
index 7b3c6c1..fcbdd91 100644
--- a/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/widget/CheckboxWidgetTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/widget/CheckboxWidgetTest.php
@@ -53,19 +53,11 @@ class CheckboxWidgetTest extends UnitTestCase {
     }
     $this->originalResults = $original_results;
 
-    $link_generator = $this->getMockBuilder('\Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGenerator')
-      ->disableOriginalConstructor()
-      ->getMock();
-    $link_generator->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
-      ->method('generate')
-      ->will($this->returnArgument(0));
-
     $string_translation = $this->getMockBuilder('\Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslationManager')
       ->disableOriginalConstructor()
       ->getMock();
 
     $container_builder = new ContainerBuilder();
-    $container_builder->set('link_generator', $link_generator);
     $container_builder->set('string_translation', $string_translation);
     \Drupal::setContainer($container_builder);
 
@@ -78,15 +70,21 @@ class CheckboxWidgetTest extends UnitTestCase {
   public function testDefaultSettings() {
     $facet = new Facet([], 'facet');
     $facet->setResults($this->originalResults);
+    $facet->setFieldIdentifier('test_field');
 
     $output = $this->widget->build($facet);
 
     $this->assertInternalType('array', $output);
-    $this->assertCount(4, $output['#items']);
+    $this->assertCount(4, $output['test_field']['#options']);
 
-    $expected_links = ['Llama', 'Badger', 'Duck', 'Alpaca'];
+    $expected_links = [
+      'llama' => 'Llama',
+      'badger' => 'Badger',
+      'duck' => 'Duck',
+      'alpaca' => 'Alpaca',
+    ];
     foreach ($expected_links as $index => $value) {
-      $this->assertEquals($value, $output['#items'][$index]);
+      $this->assertEquals($value, $output['test_field']['#options'][$index]);
     }
   }
 
@@ -97,15 +95,21 @@ class CheckboxWidgetTest extends UnitTestCase {
     $facet = new Facet([], 'facet');
     $facet->setResults($this->originalResults);
     $facet->set('widget_configs', ['show_numbers' => 1]);
+    $facet->setFieldIdentifier('test_field');
 
     $output = $this->widget->build($facet);
 
     $this->assertInternalType('array', $output);
-    $this->assertCount(4, $output['#items']);
+    $this->assertCount(4, $output['test_field']['#options']);
 
-    $expected_links = ['Llama (10)', 'Badger (20)', 'Duck (15)', 'Alpaca (9)'];
+    $expected_links = [
+      'llama' => 'Llama (10)',
+      'badger' => 'Badger (20)',
+      'duck' => 'Duck (15)',
+      'alpaca' => 'Alpaca (9)',
+    ];
     foreach ($expected_links as $index => $value) {
-      $this->assertEquals($value, $output['#items'][$index]);
+      $this->assertEquals($value, $output['test_field']['#options'][$index]);
     }
   }